RefusedCommercialDecided 29 November 2023

Plot 3, Old Corduff Road, Blanchardstown Corporate Park 2, Ballycoolin, Dublin 15

Change of use from a permitted warehouse to a data centre in Blanchardstown.

FW23A/0184 · Fingal County Council · Lodged 7 November 2023

Reference: FW23A/0184
Authority: Fingal County Council
Register status: Appealed
Type: Permission
Received: 7 November 2023

Summary

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The development consists of a change of use of a previously permitted warehouse/logistics unit to a data centre. It includes a first-floor mezzanine for data storage, an office expansion, a plant floor level, and roof-level air handling units.

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Official record

Development description

Data centre - servecentric intends to apply for permission for development to amend a previously permitted scheme (reg. Ref. Fw22a/0038) at this c. 0.76 ha site known as plot 3, old corduff road, blanchardstown corporate park 2, ballycoolin, dublin
The development will consist of the change of use of the permitted warehouse/logistics unit to a data centre, including: a minor increase in site area (c. 42 sq m); the reduction in floor area at ground floor level (c. 360 sq m); the provision of a double height delivery bay at ground floor level; the provision of a first-floor level mezzanine (c. 2,574 sq m) to include data storage floorspace and ancillary uses; the increase in floor area of the ancillary office at ground and first floor level (c. 340 sq m); the provision of a plant floor level (c. 377 sq m) located above the ancillary office floorspace; the provision of air handling units (ahu), variable refrigerant flow (vrf) condenser units and solar panels at roof level; revisions to the staircore and lift arrangements of the ancillary office at ground floor and first floor level and the provision of a stairwell extending to the plant floor level and roof level; the provision of 2 no. Staircores located to the north-east and south-west of the building; the provision of a medium voltage transformer enclosure adjoining the south-east building elevation at ground floor level and all associated alterations to the north-east, south-east and south-west building elevations (the maximum building height permitted under reg. Ref. Fw22a/0038 will decrease from c. 16.9m to c. 14.5m. The gross floor area of the previously permitted building will increase by c. 2,931 sq m to c. 6,524 sq m primarily due to the inclusion of the first-floor level mezzanine). The development will also include: modifications to the hgv service yard to include the provision of enclosed bio-diesel (hvo) standby generators, 2 no. Flue stacks (c. 19m in height), a sprinkler tank and a pump house; minor alterations to the permitted car parking areas, resulting in a total of 36 no. Car parking spaces (an increase of 1 no. Car parking space), including 4 no. Electric vehicle (ev) spaces and 2 no. Accessible spaces; increase in the bicycle parking provision (64 no. Short and long terms spaces in total); provision of 4 no. Motorcycle spaces; the provision of a 2m shared pedestrian and cyclist pathway linking the old corduff road to the adjoining lands to the south-east, including associated access gates, site lighting, boundary treatments and landscaping; the provision of security gates at the 2 no. Permitted vehicular entrances; modifications to landscaping areas and perimeter fencing; relocation of waste management areas and all associated site excavation and development works above and below ground. Ai rcvd 07/11/2023

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

GE - General EmploymentSI

“Provide opportunities for general enterprise and employment”

National zoning type: Industrial, enterprise, employment

Objective set by the The Fingal Development Plan 2023 – 2029 (2023–2029). The planning authority decides each application on its own merits — this is the zoning context, not a compliance assessment.

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Key dates

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Application received7 November 2023
Decision due4 December 2023
Decision issued29 November 2023
Appeal submitted4 January 2024
Appeal decided21 May 2025

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